Komatipoort
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Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile
and Komati River
s in Mpumalanga
province, South Africa
. The town is 8km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger Park, and just 5km from the Mozambique
border and 65km from the Swazi
border. It is a small, quiet town with some attractive tree lined streets. It is one of the hottest towns in South Africa where temperatures can reach 50 degrees C in the height of summer, but also with a perfect winter climate around 24 degrees C.
The Nkomati Accord
was signed in Komatipoort in 1984.
Crocodile River (Mpumalanga)
Crocodile River , also referred to as Crocodile River , . Originates North of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa, in the Steenkampsberg Mountains. Downstream of Kwena Dam, the Crocodile River winds through the Schoemanskloof up to Montrose Falls. It flows eastwards past Nelspruit and into the...
and Komati River
Komati River
The Komati River is a river in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. It is long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 111 m³/s at its mouth...
s in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
province, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The town is 8km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger Park, and just 5km from the Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
border and 65km from the Swazi
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
border. It is a small, quiet town with some attractive tree lined streets. It is one of the hottest towns in South Africa where temperatures can reach 50 degrees C in the height of summer, but also with a perfect winter climate around 24 degrees C.
The Nkomati Accord
Nkomati Accord
The Nkomati Accord was a non-aggression pact signed on 16 March 1984 between the government of the People's Republic of Mozambique and the government of the Republic of South Africa. The event took place at the South African town of Komatipoort with the signatories being Samora Machel and PW Botha...
was signed in Komatipoort in 1984.